2026 Dipsea Highlights

Chris ran from the J group (15-minute head start) and finished in 1:00:42 of actual running time. The decisive move came on Muir Woods to Cardiac, where Chris moved up 16 spots. Chris first took the lead on the road at Cardiac, and never gave it back. Note: Chris is the 2024 Dipsea champion — by tradition, past winners are sent off with just a 1-minute head start, making this run even more impressive.

Head start

15 min · J

Past champion

2024 winner

Time-based place

#71

Actual time

1:00:42

First checkpoint position

Sat #40 at Top of Stairs

Took the lead

Cardiac

Without any head start, Edward would have crossed first. Starting from the Z group, they hit Cardiac in 32:13 and The Stile in 46:56, then closed the final descent to Stinson in 1:33. Their official finishing place was #2.

Time-based place

#1

Official place

#2

Head start

1 min · Z

Closing split (Stile → Finish)

1:33

Jack sat #1294 at Top of Stairs and finished #583 — a net gain of 711 places. The biggest single surge came on The Stile to Finish (+422 spots).

Position at Top of Stairs

#1294

Finish position

#583

Actual time

1:04:30

Head start

1 min · Z

The Dipsea breaks down into seven distinct segments between the official checkpoints. Here are the top three runners who put down the fastest splits on each.

Max ran 48:59 of actual time — 7:42 faster than the next Runner finisher and 42:41 faster than the section median.

Section

Runner

Actual time

48:59

Gap to 2nd in section

+7:42

Gap to section median

+42:41

Black shirts go to the top 35 finishers. Alex got the final one, holding off #36 by 0:08 of clock time. The move that sealed it: Muir Woods to Cardiac, where Alex gained 221 places. They started from the Y group with a 2-minute head start.

Gap to #36

+0:08

Time-based place

#18

Actual time

54:53

Head start

2 min · Y

The top 100 earn a ranked bib for next year's race. Hank claimed the last one — 0:01 ahead of #101 and 0:01 behind #99. The biggest move came on Muir Woods to Cardiac (+183 places). Running from Z with a 1-minute head start.

Gap to #101

+0:01

Gap behind #99

+0:01

Actual time

58:45

Head start

1 min · Z

The top 750 finishers earn a guaranteed spot in next year's Invitational section. Athena squeezed in as the very last one — 0:01 ahead of #751 and 0:00 behind #749 on the clock. They sat #765 at Top of Stairs and worked their way up to #750 by the line, with the biggest single push coming on Stairs to Windy Gap (+42 places). Running from N with a 11-minute head start.

Gap to #751

+0:01

Gap behind #749

±0:00

Actual time

1:25:25

Head start

11 min · N

Lou started up near the front of the field at #50 by Top of Stairs, then spent the rest of the race sharing trail, encouragement, and hellos with 1335 other Dipsea runners on the way to a #1385 finish. That's more high-fives, "on your left"s, and shared switchbacks than anyone else on course — exactly what the Dipsea is all about.

Position at Top of Stairs

#50

Finish position

#1385

Actual time

3:12:10

Head start

25 min · AAA